I woke up this morning about 5:30am. We hadn’t actually set an alarm last night; we figured if we woke up, we’d see the sunrise, and if not, than not. I opened the shades and it was clear that it was going to be a nice sunrise. So I waited 10 minutes, then woke Sally to join the festivity.

It’s kind of cool lying in bed and watching the beautiful sunrise through a window at your feet.

As I mentioned (1) in yesterday’s blog, we left Titilaka this morning for another six hour drive to our next stop. The drive was good enough, if you like looking at mountain scenery and driving mostly on poor roads. We made three stops that I recall: one rest break, one lunch break, and one to look at a lake from 4,413 meters above sea level.

Our last hotel is the Las Casitas, in the Colca Canyon (more on that later). It’s another Belmond property, I think the sixth we’ve been at during this trip and it’s really nice. As with every Belmond property we’ve ever been to, the staff and service at extremely good.

After we unpacked (there’s plenty of room in this room), I went for dinner. The property is on a steep hill, so you need to call for a golf cart anytime you want to go up to reception, the restaurant or to leave the place.

As an unfortunate aside, Sally ingested something she was allergic to last night and wasn’t feeling 100%. So I went to dinner by myself. I took a look at their typical fancy dinner with lots of courses that I wouldn’t really enjoy, so I asked if they had a bar menu or something. Turns out they hand-made fresh pizzas, from fresh ingredients. So I gave it a try. It was delicious.